Public health essentials

Question 1

Friedman’s Pyramid

Answer 1

• most impactful Addressing disparities - like poverty, housing (environment and opportunities that people have)
  Changing the context - healthy food, clean water, safe roads - healthier and safer
  Long Lasting and protective interventions - big impact, even if each person only gets them done once - like getting vaccinated or a colonoscopy (screening/preventative)
  Clinical interventions - ongoing management of conditions (regular doctors visits, meds)
  Counseling and education - less impact (1 person, individual effort)

Question 2

Exposure - disease model

Answer 2

how environmental toxins cause disease

Source -> movement of pollutants -> human exposure -> dose -> adverse health effects

Question 3

ecological model

Answer 3

Public policy
Community (multiple institutions)
Institutional
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal

Question 4

Brenda from mental health video

Answer 4

undocumented parents, high anxiety, dad wrongfully detained in jail for two years

Question 5

Anais from mental health video

Answer 5

mixed immigration status house, high stress, suicide attempt, bullied online, feeling of hopelessness

Question 6

Hierarchy of controls of enviornmental hazards

Answer 6

HOW TO FIX ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
Elimination **best
Substitution - replace it
Engineering controls - isolate people from the hazard
Administrative controls - change the way people work
PPE **worst

Question 7

medicare

Answer 7

federal 65+

Question 8

medicaid

Answer 8

federal and state (choose to opt in or not)
~120 FPL ish